Morning, people. You either are one, or you really aren't. But even if you wake up ready to seize the day most mornings, sometimes weekdays are, well, a struggle. There's hope, though! I searched around to find out how high achievers, executives, and celebs who really know how to rock their mornings so the rest of us can steal their energy (and their tricks) to make the Monday-through-Friday routine a bit saner. The effort was totally worth it: Biologist Christoph Randler found that early risers are more likely to anticipate problems and be proactive. Sounds like a good professional move to me. OK, here we go...

This is the one morning move almost every successful person I talked to or read about does. So, don't let working out fall off your to-do list. GE CEO Jeff Immelt told Fortune that he gets up at 5:30 A.M. every day for some cardio, Twitter cofounder and now Square CEO Jack Dorsey told New York magazine he runs six miles every morning, and Glamour's own Cindi Leive is out the door at 6 A.M. for her morning run.

Fill Up and Fuel Up

You not only want to have breakfast (duh), you want to make it a healthy and filling one. "I advise my clients to start their day with some type of healthy fat paired with 15 to 30 grams of complex carbs, like avocado toast on whole-grain bread," says Shira Lenchewski, MS, RD, entertainment nutritionist, and resident nutrition expert at LaurenConrad.com. The fact is, fat adds flavor and keeps you full, so you can move on with your day until lunchtime rolls around (sans hangry meltdown)." Kelly Ripa, who seems to have more energy in her pinkie than most people, told *Bon Appétit *that starts her day with granola and yogurt.Get the Full Scoop__

Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of Great Britain (who famously got around four hours of sleep every night, though that isn't a good idea for most of us), started her mornings by getting up-to-date on the news, tuning into a popular national radio program called *Farming Today, *according to the BBC. Disney CEO Bob Iger once told The New York Times that he gets up at 4:30 A.M. to read the papers, check email, and surf the Web. Whether you check the news on your phone or flip on the morning news while you're doing your makeup, you're setting yourself up to be in-the-know before you leave the house.

The Willpower Muscle

That to-do list? Tackle the biggest items on it first, even if you're dreading them. Our willpower is the strongest early in the day, and willpower is what helps us focus and push through tougher tasks. Benjamin Franklin (I'm going old-school here!) had rather famous schedule that blocked out work every weekday starting at 8 A.M., and he helped found the nation, invented bifocals, and was the first ambassador to France.

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